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Warm-Up

Warm-Up. Write a brief (5 sentence) paragraph to the following: What do you think makes a person a great leader?. The 21 st -Century United States Politics & Leaders. Political Parties.

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Warm-Up

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  1. Warm-Up Write a brief (5 sentence) paragraph to the following: What do you think makes a person a great leader?

  2. The 21st-Century United StatesPolitics & Leaders

  3. Political Parties • U.S. government basically set on two (2) political parties (although other parties are involved & sometimes win) • Democratic-usually supports middle-class and lower-class, small business, etc. with federal government involvement when needed--tend to be more liberal-left • Republican (GOP)-usually supports wealthy and big business with little federal government involvement—tend to be more conservative-right

  4. 1990 - Present Day Presidents: CNN survey • George H. W. Bush (Republican-1989-1992) 18/44 • William Clinton (Democrat-1993-2000) 15/44 • George W. Bush (Republican-2001-2008) 36/44 • Barack Obama (Democrat-2009-present) n/a • Congress: • 1989 Democratic Congress • 1993 Republican Congress (1st in 40 years) • 2007 Democratic Congress • 2011 Demo Senate-Rep House

  5. President & Congress Party Affiliation

  6. Political Parties Today

  7. Political Parties Today • 5 registered parties had a candidate on the 2012 presidential ballot • 3 are considered “Third Parties” or “Minority Parties” • No third party candidate has ever won a presidential election • However they can have a profound impact on the 2 majority parties

  8. Liberal/Conservative Defined • lib·er·al • 1. favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs. • 2. ( often initial capital letter ) noting or pertaining to a political party advocating measures of progressive political reform. • con·serv·a·tive • 1. disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change. • 2. cautiously moderate or purposefully low: a conservative estimate. • 3. traditional in style or manner; avoiding novelty or showiness: conservative suit.

  9. Activity • Liberal or conservative • What kind of idea is that

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